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Contains information related to marketing campaigns of the user. These are shared with Google AdWords / Google Ads when the Google Ads and Google Analytics accounts are linked together.
90 days
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ID used to identify users and sessions
2 years after last activity
__utmt
Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests
10 minutes
__utmb
Used to distinguish new sessions and visits. This cookie is set when the GA.js javascript library is loaded and there is no existing __utmb cookie. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to the Google Analytics server.
30 minutes after last activity
__utmc
Used only with old Urchin versions of Google Analytics and not with GA.js. Was used to distinguish between new sessions and visits at the end of a session.
End of session (browser)
__utmz
Contains information about the traffic source or campaign that directed user to the website. The cookie is set when the GA.js javascript is loaded and updated when data is sent to the Google Anaytics server
6 months after last activity
__utmv
Contains custom information set by the web developer via the _setCustomVar method in Google Analytics. This cookie is updated every time new data is sent to the Google Analytics server.
2 years after last activity
__utmx
Used to determine whether a user is included in an A / B or Multivariate test.
18 months
_ga
ID used to identify users
2 years
_gali
Used by Google Analytics to determine which links on a page are being clicked
30 seconds
_ga_
ID used to identify users
2 years
_gid
ID used to identify users for 24 hours after last activity
24 hours
_gat
Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests when using Google Tag Manager
1 minute
Yesterday marked a significant moment in Congress when they passed groundbreaking legislation projected to save $880 billion, primarily affecting Medicaid, which provides essential health coverage to 50% of rural children nationwide. This decision is monumental, especially considering that many small employers don’t offer prohibitively expensive Employer-Sponsored Insurance (ESI). John, it’s imperative that we take action. We should provide low-income individuals the option to avoid being uninsured and instead gain access to affordable, portable, zero-deductible health plans like Allstate Health Solutions. In states like Wisconsin and Maine, these plans are available for as little as $92 a month for children—a critical lifeline in areas where a substantial number of businesses are small.
Take Iowa, for example. Its charming small towns and locally owned businesses are home to a significant population of children enrolled in HAWK-I, the state’s Medicaid program. The Allstate Health Solution available here has a slightly higher premium at $97 per month; however, it offers portable, zero-deductible health insurance that is accepted by every hospital and doctor.
The Affordable Care Act has increased the costs associated with employer-sponsored insurance, leading to skyrocketing premiums for Iowa Blue Cross. Some school districts charge teachers over $1,400 a month just to insure a single child. Remarkably, Creston, Iowa, holds the unfortunate record for the highest premiums, which reached an astonishing $1,678 monthly by 2025. This amounts to more than $20,000 per year—an unbearable burden for many families.
What’s often overlooked is that there are indeed low-cost insurance alternatives accessible to families, with guaranteed renewability that ensures coverage even if a person becomes seriously ill, such as in the case of a cancer diagnosis. I understand that you might have reservations about guaranteed renewable insurance, Dr. John Goodman, as your preference leans towards riskier employer-sponsored options that vanish when someone is faced with a dire health challenge like cancer. That perspective can come off as rather heartless, especially when considering the vulnerable lives at stake.
Please, I urge you to contemplate the plight of the uninsured children, John. Their futures depend on the choices we make today.